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Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Setting the stage for digital success

- image courtesy of Stage One & Autodesk

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 by Jonny Williamson

Stage One designs and fabricates innovative solutions for the creative industries. Their ability to solve problems in unusual ways sets them apart from their competitors, as does their continual investment in digital technologies.

Ian Callum: In conversation with an automotive design legend

Posted on 17 Jul 2019 by The Manufacturer

From humble Scottish roots, Ian Callum has impacted a global industry, re-imagined the Jaguar brand and along the way created icons many of us lust to own or drive. Paul Stead was privileged to spend 90 minutes with the - until very recently - director of design at Jaguar’s HQ in Coventry.

A manufacturer’s guide to a successful Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Internet of Things (IOT) technology with AR (Augmented Reality) on VR dashboard. Businessman making presentation with his colleagues and business strategy digital layer effect at the office - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Posted on 6 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer

Search ‘Digital Transformation’ online and you’ll get about 450,000,000 results. Rather than having to sift through all of them, here’s a useful guide which touches on almost every aspect of your organisation and how digital technology can help make them more effective.

Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: 3D Printing – the slow revolution

One of the big applications of additive manufacturing is the production of jigs, fixtures and fittings, and yet it's an area not many people are aware of – image courtesy of Materialise.

Posted on 21 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson

3D printing has been around for decades, yet it’s impact to date has been nowhere near as widespread or as world-changing as that of the internet. So, can we still describe it as revolutionary? Absolutely, says Wilfried Vancraen, CEO of Materialise.

Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Generative Design – answering tomorrow’s questions today

Posted on 21 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson

Global material handling equipment manufacturer, Claudius Peters, is using generative design tools to inspire improved part shapes that don’t rely on 3D printing. Autodesk’s Asif Moghal took to the main stage to share how.

Future of design and manufacture, according to CEO of Autodesk

future of design and manufacture - The Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham may be kitted out with modern kit, but all of it is regular production machinery - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Posted on 2 Mar 2018 by Jonny Williamson

After a tour of its recently opened Technology Centre in Birmingham, Jonny Williamson took part in a media roundtable with Autodesk's CEO Andrew Anagnost to discuss the future of design and manufacture, and where Autodesk fits into the new emerging ecosystem.

The Smart Factory Podcast

Posted on 23 Nov 2017 by Nick Peters

Throughout the 2017 Leaders Conference and Smart Factory Expo, The Manufacturer ran a global streaming radio service, offering interviews, comment and analysis from its conference studio in Liverpool.

On this page are some of the interview highlights for your pleasure and interest. All inter…